Baseball

GSW baseball places four on PBC All-Academic Team

May 19, 2010

Georgia Southwestern State University baseball players Jared
Allen, Bud Long, Tyler Daniel and Jody Sellars have been named to
the 2010 Peach Belt Conference All-Academic Team as announced by
the conference office on Tuesday.

Allen, a first team selection, started 38 games at first
base for the Hurricanes and finished with a .296 batting average.
The Lyons, Ga. native hit an impressive .348 in conference play -
ranking second on the team. Overall, he tallied nine doubles, three
home runs – including a grand slam in Game 2 of the Georgia
College series - and 24 RBIs while swiping 13 stolen bases. Allen
had an eight-game hitting streak during his junior campaign and
recorded 11 multi-hit games.

In the classroom, the Mathematics major owns a 3.62 grade
point average and is a two-time member of the PBC Presidential
Honor Roll and a 2009 PBC All-Academic second team
selection.

Long, a second team selection, started 44 games in the outfield
this spring for GSW and finished his senior season with a team-high
.367 batting average in conference play. Overall, Long led the team
in runs scored (50) and slugging percentage (.521). He tallied 11
doubles, a triple, six home runs and 37 RBIs while swiping 10
stolen bases. The Kite, Ga. native had a 12-game hitting streak
during the season and recorded 19 multi-hit games. He was recently
named to the PBC All-Conference second team.

In the classroom, the Business Management major was a 2008-09
member of the PBC Presidential Honor Roll and currently holds a
3.57 grade point average.

Daniel, a third team selection, split time as a midweek and
weekend starter for the ‘Canes pitching staff this spring. He
made 15 appearances during his sophomore campaign, with nine
starts, and recorded 25 strikeouts in 54.2 innings of work.

A two-time member of the PBC Presidential Honor Roll, the
Dublin, Ga. native was also a 2009 PBC All-Academic third team
selection. Daniel, a Health and Physical Education major, holds a
3.49 grade point average.

Sellars, a third team selection, served as a weekend starter for
the ‘Canes pitching staff this spring. He made 13
appearances, with 12 starts, and won a team-high seven games.
Sellars, a junior, started the season by throwing 28 consecutive
innings without allowing an earned run.

The Americus native was named to the 2010 Peach Belt Conference
All-Tournament team after throwing 7.2 innings against Flagler in
the ‘Canes second game of the tourney. He allowed two runs
and three walks while striking out three batters to earn the win in
the semifinal.

A two-time member of the PBC Presidential Honor Roll, Sellars
was also a 2009 PBC All-Academic third team selection. A Physical
Education major, he holds a 3.48 grade point average.

All four student-athletes played substantial roles in leading
GSW to a 29-19 record this season, a dramatic improvement from
the 19-33 overall record posted last spring. The
Hurricanes won 12 conference games in 2010, up four wins from
last year and the most in a season in four years of NCAA
Division II competition. In addition, GSW made its first postseason
appearance in baseball, finishing runner-up at the Peach Belt
Conference Tournament.

The All-Academic Team is part of a season-long program
recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of PBC student-athletes
in the classroom as well as on the field. To be eligible for
the team, a student-athlete must participate in at least half
of her team's events and be either a starter or significant
contributor; have achieved a 3.20 cumulative grade point average
(on a 4.0 scale); and have completed at least one full academic
year at her current institution.